The National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities of Ukraine is implementing the project «Multisectoral Humanitarian Assistance for IDPs, Returnees, Veterans and Host Communities in Ukraine« and is visiting pilot communities in Volyn, Poltava and Chernivtsi regions. During the visits, he meets with the project's target group - women and men with disabilities, families raising children and youth with disabilities, people aged 60+, and veterans. Stories of people who live next to us.
The brother and sister live in a small but cozy house with several rooms. Both have disabilities. Despite the challenges of life, they always support each other, run the household together and make plans for the future.
Tetiana, 49, says that she does almost all her household chores on her own. She studied to be an accountant, knows how to drive a car and loves to draw. She uses a wheelchair to get around. To communicate freely with her brother, she learned sign language. She recalls that she had to become completely independent after her parents died. Her father died last year from coronavirus. The disease developed very quickly, and it was not possible to save him.
«My brother and I are very supportive of each other. I do the housework, and he takes care of the farm. We have a garden, we cultivate it and grow vegetables. A social worker also helps, especially with household chores and if we need to buy something in the store. In short, we live as best we can. I have an education, but I am not working now because not everyone wants to hire a person with a disability. But I think I would like to do something, at least online,» says Tetiana.
«I love my Torchyn, this is the place where I was born, the place of my parents. It is good for us to live here, but there is not enough public transportation, the roads are very bad in some places, and it is not always easy to get social assistance. I believe that everything will change for the better,» she adds.
Recently, the family's TV and washing machine broke down. They say that dreams do come true. Perhaps someone reading this post will want to give the family joy and will be able to buy new appliances.
Family contacts are available at the NAIU Secretariat office-naiu@ukr.net
Torchyn community, Volyn Oblast
This publication was created within the framework of the project «Multisectoral Inclusive Humanitarian Assistance for IDPs, Returnees, Veterans and Host Communities in Ukraine» implemented by the National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities of Ukraine with the support of the German Foreign Office and the Christian Blind Mission.
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Stories of People Living Next to Us
The National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine (NAPD), in the framework of implementing the project “Multisectoral Humanitarian Assistance for IDPs, Repatriates, Veterans, and Host Communities in Ukraine,” is visiting pilot communities in Volyn, Poltava, and Chernivtsi regions. During the visits, the NAPD meets with the project target group - women and men with disabilities, families raising children and youth with disabilities, elderly people aged 60+, and veterans.
The Stories of People Living and Working in the Communities.
A brother and a sister live in a small but cozy house with several rooms. Both have disabilities. Despite the challenges of life, they always support each other, run the household together, and make plans for the future.
Tetiana, 49, says that she does almost all her household chores on her own. The woman was trained to become an accountant; she can drive a car and is fond of painting. She uses a wheelchair to get around. To communicate freely with her brother, she also learned sign language. She recalls that they had to become fully independent after their parents died. Her father died last year from Coronavirus. The disease had developed very quickly, and they couldn't save him.
“My brother and I support each other very much. I do the household work, and he takes care of the farm. We have a garden that we cultivate to grow vegetables. A social worker also helps us, especially with the household chores and if we need to do some shopping. In short, we live as best we can. I have an education degree, but I am not working now because not everyone wants to hire a person with a disability. But I think I would like to be busy with something, at least online,” says Tetiana.
“I love my Torchyn. It is the place where I was born, and where my parents lived. It's good to be living here, but there is not enough public transportation, and the roads are very bad in some places. It is not always easy to get social assistance either. I believe that everything will be changing for the better,” she adds.
Recently, the family's TV and washing machine broke down. They believe that dreams do come true. Perhaps someone reading this post will want to give joy to the family and buy them new home appliances.
The contacts of the family are available in the NAPD Secretariat
office-naiu@ukr.net
Torchyn city community, Volyn region
